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Abu Dhabi, UAETuesday 19 January 2021

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Head priests go through designs with contractors and workmen at the site of the new Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National

Watch: First glimpse on site as Abu Dhabi’s Hindu temple takes shape
Morning fog shrouds residential and commercial skyscrapers in the Jumeirah Lakes Towers on Sunday. Christopher Pike/Bloomberg

UAE weather: Speed limits reduced on major roads as thick fog descends

Environment
Pupils waiting to write the test at Gems Cambridge International School in Baniyas. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

UAE head teachers urge older pupils to take the Covid-19 vaccine to keep schools safe

Education
One of the vertical farms at the research site at Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Sharjah's eco-farms show the way forward for future green farming

Environment

Plunging temperatures prompt frost warning to Abu Dhabi farmers

Environment

UAE has struck balance between lives and livelihoods, top official says

UAE Government

Three quarters of UAE employees want better health insurance due to pandemic, study finds

Health
IN DEPTH
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - Pupils seated for the Biology, grade 12 exam following social distancing guidelines at Gems Cambridge International School in Baniyas. Khushnum Bhandari for The National

Abu Dhabi parents relieved at extension of distance learning as Covid-19 cases rise

Education
A woman received the first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Dubai. EPA

Coronavirus: What are the mutant strains and why are they wreaking havoc?

Health
A guide to practising good personal hygiene is displayed to passengers in a taxi in Singapore. Bloomberg

Coronavirus germs lingered in car for two hours after infected person got out

Transport
The Founding President, Sheikh Zayed, reviews UAE troops who took part in Operation Desert Storm. Six members of the UAE Armed forces lost their lives in the liberation of Kuwait. Courtesy: Al Ittihad 

'We were not going to leave Dubai': remembering Desert Storm in the UAE

UAE
The new London-style black cabs will be trialled in Dubai from next month. Courtesy: RTA

Watch: London-style black cabs to hit the road in Dubai next month

Transport
Head priests go through designs with contractors and workmen at the site of the new Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National

Watch: First glimpse on site as Abu Dhabi’s Hindu temple takes shape
A photo of Love Lake in Dubai taken by UAE-made satellite KhalifaSat.  Courtesy: Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre

Dubai's Love Lake pictured from space by UAE-made satellite
Fujairah, United Arab Emirates - Reporter: Kelly Clark. News. Ramie Murray. Founder of Dibba Bay Oysters. Visit to the Dibba Bay Oysters farm in Fujairah. Dibba, Fujairah. Wednesday, January 13th, 2021. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Inside the UAE's aqua farm that is growing millions of oysters
A rendering of the VoloCity flying over Paris. Courtesy: Volocopter

Future of transport: electric air taxi project wins boost from regulator
Environment Agency Abu Dhabi tag an Arabian tahr, an endangered animal, on Jebel Hafit. Courtesy: Environment Agency Abu Dhabi

Endangered Arabian tahr spotted and tagged on Al Ain mountain
Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, President of the UAE Football Association, receives the Covid-19 vaccine. Wam

Covid-19 vaccine: how to book a shot in Dubai, Abu Dhabi and UAE
Amal Al Ahmadi, head of agricultural research at UAE's Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, is leading the project. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Scientists grow rice in remote Sharjah desert
Pilot Alexandr Ctitor flying after the sunrise at Dubai's Paramotor Desert Adventure Aviation Club. Pawan Singh / The National

Dubai’s flying buggy: Meet the man who pilots paramotors

Coronavirus

A motorist wearing a face mask gets her temperature checked by a healthcare worker at the Southside Church of Christ in Los Angeles, California, on January 18, 2021 as free rapid Covid-19 antibody and PCR tests are administered to local residents in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. AFP

Coronavirus deaths rising in 30 US states amid winter surge

The Americas
French Prime Minister Jean Castex speaks during a press conference in Paris. AP

France's daily Covid-19 infections hit more than six-week high

Europe
Greka workers are seen at a coalbed methane drilling site in Shanxi province, China. Reuters

Methane emissions fell 10% in 2020 due to Covid-19, IEA says

Energy
Etihad has resumed flights between Abu Dhabi and Istanbul (pictured). Unsplash

Etihad resumes flights between Abu Dhabi and Istanbul

Travel

Coronavirus Explained

An undated handout picture released by the University of Oxford on November 23, 2020 shows a technician working on the University's COVID-19 candidate vaccine, known as AZD1222, co-invented by the University of Oxford and Vaccitech in partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca. AFP/ University of Oxford

Corona vaccines across the Middle East: Which vaccine is Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar buying?

MENA
Tourists arrive at Dubai airport amid safety protocols in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. AFP

UAE visa rules latest: all you need to know as amnesty deadline draws near

UAE Government
Covid-19 and vaccination concept.

The dilemma we face: who should get the Covid-19 vaccine first?

Health
A pedestrian wearing a protective mask walks past a mural in San Francisco, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. California moved 28 counties into the purple category in its four-tier system, indicating widespread transmission and requiring many indoor businesses to close. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg

Coronavirus: When could we stop wearing face masks?

Health

COURTS

Three men are in court for attacking a driver in Dubai on January 25, 2020.

Dubai driver suffers partial memory loss after being hit on the head with a brick

Domestic worker in Dubai accused of stealing Dh1m

Covid-19 rule-breakers accuse Dubai flight attendant of supplying drugs

Filipino man faces death penalty after murder verdict upheld by Abu Dhabi court

Dubai resident accused of $5.5 million fraud fights extradition to Russia

EDUCATION

Pupils waiting to write the test at Gems Cambridge International School in Baniyas. Khushnum Bhandari / The National

UAE head teachers urge older pupils to take the Covid-19 vaccine to keep schools safe

Abu Dhabi parents relieved at extension of distance learning as Covid-19 cases rise

Three more weeks of distance learning for Abu Dhabi schools

Dubai school recruits therapy dog to reduce stress in children

UAE public schools to continue distance learning until further notice

GOVERNMENT

Omar Ghobash said the Gulf nations must have a seat at the negotiating table in the event of any future Iran deal. Mona Al Marzooqi / The National

UAE has struck balance between lives and livelihoods, top official says

Unvaccinated UAE government workers to undergo weekly Covid-19 tests

Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed visits Covid-19 vaccination centres

Emirati leaders send condolences after death of Russian ambassador to UAE

Philippine consulate in Dubai closed after Covid-19 outbreak

ENVIRONMENT

One of the vertical farms at the research site at Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Sharjah's eco-farms show the way forward for future green farming

Plunging temperatures prompt frost warning to Abu Dhabi farmers

UAE weather: Speed limits reduced on major roads as thick fog descends

Why Al Ain palm trees are being monitored by artificial intelligence

Inside the UAE's aqua farm that is growing millions of oysters

HEALTH

Employees are calling for greater health insurance coverage, with a focus on wellbeing

Three quarters of UAE employees want better health insurance due to pandemic, study finds

UAE records highest daily cases with 3,471 new infections

Unvaccinated private school workers in Sharjah must pay for PCR test every two weeks

Unvaccinated UAE government workers to undergo weekly Covid-19 tests

Watch: Dubai vaccination centre set up in 72 hours to boost Covid-19 fight

TRANSPORT

A rendering of the VoloCity flying over Paris. Courtesy: Volocopter

Future of transport: electric air taxi project wins boost from regulator

Dubai records 24 road accidents during fog

Coronavirus germs lingered in car for two hours after infected person got out

Dubai’s flying buggy: Meet the man who pilots paramotors

Watch: London-style black cabs to hit the road in Dubai next month

HERITAGE

Head priests go through designs with contractors and workmen at the site of the new Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National

Watch: First glimpse on site as Abu Dhabi’s Hindu temple takes shape

Seven wonders of Expo 2020 Dubai to watch as anticipation builds for global event

'We were not going to leave Dubai': remembering Desert Storm in the UAE

Watch: Sculptors carve stone for Abu Dhabi Hindu temple

'Camping with scorpions': Ruler of Dubai offers glimpse into childhood with new children's books

SCIENCE

One of the vertical farms at the research site at Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Sharjah's eco-farms show the way forward for future green farming

Dubai's Love Lake pictured from space by UAE-made satellite

Inside the UAE's aqua farm that is growing millions of oysters

Wake up and use the coffee: how waste grounds could be turned into fuel

UAE records highest daily Covid-19 cases with 3,407 infections

COMMENT

A fisherman holds a freshly caught spider crab aboard fishing boat ‘About Time’ while trawling in the English Channel from the Port of Newhaven, East Sussex, England, on Sunday, January 10, 2021. While Prime Minister Boris Johnson claimed last month’s trade deal would let the UK regain control of its fishing waters by taking back 25 per cent of the EU’s rights over five years, many in the fishing industry feel let down. Bloomberg

The sheer fishiness of Boris Johnson's Brexit deal

Is Turkey about to come in from the cold?

How a 'green recovery’ in 2021 will matter for climate change

The reality-based wing of the Republicans must work with Biden

2021 has barely begun, and think tanks are already writing it off